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Condition: Used, Very Good

Has K and K Mini pickup installed

This bluesmaster from Gibson is ready to go to a happy home where its' powerful and woody tone will be appreciated! Being a custom model made to specs that suit Keb Mo's style, you'll get a powerful bass response with a wonderful feel due to the custom neck profile and nitrocellulose finish. This guitar is clearly inspired by pre-war Gibsons and the cream binding and beautiful burst definitely look the part and with a great sounding Adirondack Spruce top you have a guitar that looks and sounds like it came from the days of old. If you're a fingerstyle player looking for a guitar that will last through many gigs and nights of practice but has a sound that has already been heard around the world since the 1920s then call us about this fantastic Gibson Keb Mo Bluesmaster!

From Gibson Guitars

The blues was born as an acoustic music style and its roots still reach back to that early connection. No artist embraces this ethos more than Keb' Mo', whose post-modern blues stylings stretch to fully electric blues, jazz, and R&B, while constantly referencing the Delta-fried, acoustic-fueled music that forms the beating heart of his inspiration. Gibson Acoustic honors this three-time Grammy Award Winner with the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster, a flat-top acoustic guitar made in the tradition of the great small-bodied Gibson blues boxes with the added versatility of a built-in L.R. Baggs® Element™ pickup with soundhole-mounted volume control. 
 
Gibson's "L" series acoustic guitars were present at the birth of blues—played by the great blues originator Robert Johnson, among others. These are the inspiration behind the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster, which adds a host of upgraded appointments to create an acoustic of optimum tone and performance for the contemporary player. With a scalloped-X-braced top of solid Adirondack red spruce, solid mahogany back and sides, quarter-sawn solid mahogany neck, bone nut and saddle, and East Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster packs all the tonal nuance and sweetness you could hope for in a high-end, hand-crafted acoustic guitar. Vintage-spec touches, such as its 12th-fret neck-to-body joint—which positions the bridge right in the body's "sweet spot" for optimum resonance—put it on par with the best of Gibson's acoustics from the late '20s and early '30s. Finished with a Vintage Sunburst nitrocellulose finish (with double antiquing), cream top, back, and fingerboard binding, herringbone trim, mother of pearl inlays, and double-ring soundhole rosette, the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster looks as sweet as it sounds. This second edition run features a traditional orange Gibson Acoustic Custom Shop label, a Gibson hardshell case, owner's manual and Gibson's Gold Warranty.
Serial Number
10114029
Body
Body - Type L-Series Small Body

Top - Adirondack Red Spruce Top

Back and Sides - Mahogany

Binding - .080" Cream Top and back binding, Herringbone Top Trim, Traditional double ring rosette

Total Weight - Approx. 3.5lbs

Bracing - Traditional L-00 X-Braced Top

Neck Fit
Joint Compound - Dovetail Neck Joint at 12th Fret

Construction - 1 piece carved with French Heel

Adhesive -Superior Organic Glue

Headstock
Type- Advanced Jumbo Style w/Taper

Angle - 17 degrees

Inlay - Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo and Crown

Species - 1-pc Mahogany

Profile - Custom Keb' Mo' Neck Profile

Thickness - 1.805" at Nut

Adhesive - Premium Titebond

Truss Rod - Single Action

Truss Rod Cover - Black with Keb' Mo' Signature

Tuning Keys
Type - Vintage Open Back

Material - Nickel

Ratio - 14
1

Peghole Diameter - 11/32"

Fingerboard
Species - East Indian Rosewood

Frets - 19

Scale Length - 25"

Radius - 12"

Inlays - 1/4" Mother of Pearl Dots

Adhesive - Premium Titebond

Nut
Material - Bone

Width - 1.805"

Bridge
Type - Traditional Belly Down with Bone Saddle

Material - East Indian Rosewood

Hardware
Strap Buttons - Die-Cast Steel and Nickel Plated.

Hardshell Case

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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